A patient has been diagnosed with a tumor of the hypothalamus gland and demonstrates sustained elevated corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels. What should the nurse most expect to see in this patient?
A) Abnormal glucocorticoid secretion pattern over the course of 24 hours
B) Decreased adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels
C) Absence of glucocorticoid secretion
D) Hypoglycemia
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The nurse manager is implementing a shared governance model to help with communication and decision making. Although staff members like the concept, change is difficult. Staff nurses feel:
a. More empowered. b. More communicative. c. Less stressed. d. More powerless and devalued.
In the 1980s, the nursing care delivery model shifted from a team nursing model to a
A) Primary nursing model B) Managed care model C) Modular care model D) Clinical specialist model
A nurse is assessing a teenaged client who had an accident in a car race. The client's father reveals that the client has also started drinking and using drugs. The nurse can categorize the client in which developmental phase?
A) Cognitive development B) Middle adolescence C) Psychosocial development D) Late adolescence